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    Sawyer says fractured county budget season could have been about tax hike

    On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer also talked about the rift between the Democratic county mayor and the eight-vote Democratic majority on the commission.

    By Bill Dries May 24, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Lyash touts renewables, savings if MLGW stays with TVA

    The president and CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority, during an appearance on "Behind The Headlines," also panned a set of four studies touting much broader savings if MLGW cuts ties to the federal agency. Lyash is pushing a 20-year renewal contract with a 3% signing bonus and TVA aid in helping MLGW generate its own solar power.

    By Bill Dries May 22, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    New Tom Lee Park plans include large open spaces, fountain, treetop walkway

    Memphis River Parks Partnership and its design team, led by Studio Gang and Scape, announced a new, improved concept for a $60 million overhaul of Tom Lee Park. 

    By Wayne Risher May 21, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Bamboozled? Not Memphis Zoo, easily feeding pandas during pandemic

    The Calgary Zoo is having to return its two giant pandas to China because of pandemic-caused logistics problems in getting enough bamboo. But the Memphis Zoo has its own bamboo farm as well as bamboo donors. 

    By Tom Bailey May 20, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    MLGW general counsel sees problems with mayor taking MISO proposal

    Cheryl Patterson says the utility board makes the first decision on whether MLGW stays or leaves TVA.

    By Bill Dries May 20, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Recommend or require: Dividing line in mask debate

    Wearing a mask or facial covering, and whether it should be mandated or suggested, is one of the ongoing debates as people emerge into the public arena as part of the COVID-19 recovery.

    By Bill Dries, Jane Roberts, Abigail Warren May 20, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Council joins call to lift absentee ballot restrictions

    The call for an executive order by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is the latest, including three lawsuits pending in Nashville. Lee has said he will not issue an executive order dropping state law's present restrictions on the mail-in ballots.

    By Bill Dries May 19, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Council approves tentative first step into MLGW-TVA question

    The city council approved a resolution that asks the mayor to seek specific information on what it would take for MLGW to break ties with TVA and pursue another electric power supplier. But the effort will wait at least until a first draft of a comprehensive report commissioned by MLGW is released May 29.

    By Bill Dries May 20, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Strickland proposes $12 million in city funding for COVID testing expansion

    The testing money would come from the city's $113.6 million allocation of federal CARES Act funding. Strickland's proposal, presented Tuesday to the Memphis City Council, also includes an immediate $2.7 million to beef up health department contact tracing and long-term city funding of the health department beyond that.

    By Bill Dries May 19, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City Council moves deeper into complex MLGW-TVA discussions

    Up for discussion Tuesday is a move to get a proposal from a specific TVA competitor and a legal opinion that could put off an electric rate hike scheduled to take effect July 1.

    By Bill Dries May 19, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Council Scorecard: Mask ordinance and MLGW bonds

    The latest edition of our tracking of Memphis City Council votes includes May council moves on an ordinance that would require masks for face covering to be worn in public and some larger issues that showed up in votes on Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division bond issue votes.

    By Bill Dries May 19, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Modified design concept for Tom Lee Park to be revealed

    The new concept for the park's $60 million transformation will be revealed live today at 3:30 p.m. on The Daily Memphian's site. 

    By Wayne Risher May 20, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Strickland to close $26 million revenue hole in current budget from familiar sources

    The $26 million in red ink is mostly from drops in sales tax revenue because of the closing of "nonessential" businesses in the pandemic. The plan for the current fiscal year, including more use of the city's reserves, was presented to city council members Monday with a vote possible at Tuesday's council session.

    By Bill Dries May 18, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    What’s in a number? A decade of revenue hangs in the balance

    City hopes self-reporting figures continue to rise as the Census Bureau prepares to resume field activities on June 1. 

    By Drew Hill May 18, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Planning and Development division goes to online permitting

    The $2 million “Develop901” system was in the works before the COVID-19 pandemic. Planning and Development division Director John Zeanah talked about the extensive overhaul on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast and a slight drop in permits that may be cyclical and not pandemic-related.

    By Bill Dries May 17, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Now open: Memphis Farmers Market adjusts to the new coronavirus normal

    Patrons will be asked to wear masks, practice social distancing and may have to wait to get in. 

    By Linda A. Moore May 15, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Power Players: Faces and Terms in the MLGW-TVA Debate

    There are lots of acronyms and plenty of names being dropped in the MLGW-TVA debate. Here's an ongoing guide to some of both along with our coverage of them.

    By Bill Dries May 14, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Possible MLGW split from TVA draws questions over the right question to ask

    Two leaders of the civic group backing an end to TVA ties say on "Behind The Headlines" that they want to hear more about how much it would cost MLGW to go with another electric power supplier without having to generate its own power as well.

    By Bill Dries April 16, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Editor of MLK50 news website sues Strickland

    The federal lawsuit seeking her inclusion in notices of press conferences by the mayor and administration was filed on her behalf by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

    By Bill Dries May 14, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Forrest reinterment plans being made following end to lawsuits

    A final lawsuit over the grave site of the Confederate General, slave trader and Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard was dropped this week and legal filings toward moving the remains of Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife should be filed in Chancery Court soon.

    By Bill Dries May 12, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Rallings defends police use of addresses of those with COVID-19 virus

    Rallings said Monday that Shelby County 911 has an agreement with the Tennessee government to get the names and addresses of those diagnosed with COVID-19, but only addresses will be used when dispatching officers, not the patients' names. The agreement has been in place since mid-March.

    By Bill Dries May 14, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    TVA says estimated savings from MLGW break ‘misleading’

    A statement on TVA's website says the estimates by a set of studies independent of Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division's process on the issue are "a distraction from the truth."

    By Bill Dries May 11, 2020
  • Premium City of Memphis

    New civic group enters MLGW-TVA skirmish

    "$450 Million for Memphis" wants Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division to end its ties with TVA and start the move with a specific look at how much it would cost to sign on with the MISO network, the best known competitor for the city-owned utility that is TVA's biggest customer.

    By Bill Dries April 16, 2023
  • Premium City of Memphis

    Complex battle over MLGW electric power contract intensifies on multiple fronts

    The MLGW contract with TVA to supply all of its electric power goes back to the Great Depression. The contract is in play with some concerted lobbying efforts that have drawn the ire of at least one City Council member and some interesting filings in two federal courts.

    By Bill Dries May 11, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City budget committee chairman says budget season could be ‘grueling’

    City council member Martavius Jones, on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, said a proposal to cut MATA funding by $10 million is the first item in the city budget book that got his attention.

    By Bill Dries May 10, 2020

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